Papers, 1977-1998. 6 cubic ft. Organization: Series arrangement by original order and alphabetically and chronologically.
Documents, audio, videotapes and artifacts of the first Chairman of AIM Europe. Processed by F. Jason Torre, December 2001, revised July 2002. Revised and updated
in March 2014 by Kristen J. Nyitray.

The Paul Bergé Collection is one of the three original collections donated between
the spring of 1999 and the fall of 2000 by members of the AIDC 100, for inclusion
in the AIDC 100 Archives at Stony Brook.

Introduction

The Paul Bergé Collection was donated in the spring of 1999. It consists of six cubic
feet of material, consisting of video tapes, audio tapes, artifacts, manuals, publications
and promotional material.

The collection provides researchers with a slice of Mr. Berge's years within the AIDC
(automatic identification and data capture) industry, primarily focusing on his involvement
within the industry as a lecturer and a major proponent of the European trade show
Scan Tech Europe as well as his early work with AIM Europe and Symbol Technologies,
Inc.

The collection's creator (Mr. Paul Bergé) holds all copyrights to his personal papers
and publications. All requests to use or reproduce any of Mr. Berge's papers or publications
should be addressed to the Special Collections; copyrights to all remaining items
within the collection (not created by Mr. Bergé) must be obtained from the owner prior
to use.

In citing the collection, please credit it as follows: Paul Bergé Collection, Special
Collections, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Paul Bergé, one of the first contributors to the AIDC 100 Archive at Stony Brook University,
received his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Nijenrode Business
School in the Netherlands. A versatile and well-spoken man (Mr. Bergé speaks six languages),
Mr. Bergé did not come to the AIDC industry straight away. Prior to starting work
in the automatic identification field, Mr. Bergé worked in the computer industry at
industry notables such as Phillips Data Systems, Nixdorff Computer and ITT Europe.
In 1975, Mr. Bergé began working for the Plessey Company, a recognized pioneer in
the European bar coding business, European Headquarters in Brussels. He stayed with
the company for five years before moving to Symbol Technologies in 1980.

Symbol Technologies brought Mr. Bergé on in 1980 to set up its European operations
in Brussels. He was made Managing Director of that organization and remained in that
position until 1988 when he was promoted to Vice President of International Marketing,
becoming Symbol's first non-American Vice President, and transferred to the company's
headquarters in Bohemia, New York.

During this period of his career, Mr. Bergé found time to focus his attention outside
his company's business on the evolving world of bar coding. Recognizing the need for
a European equivalent to the popular North American Scan Tech trade shows, in 1984
Mr. Berge` became founding Chairman of Scan Tech Europe, the industry's European automatic
identification industry trade show. Soon after, he became founding chairman of the
industry trade organization AIM Europe, eventually serving as Chairman of AIM International.
Already recognized for his excellence in the automatic identification field Mr. Bergé
became a major lecturer on the subject throughout the world. In July 1988, this recognition
paid off as he was requested by the United Nations working in cooperation with the
China Institute of Packaging and EAN to speak at various venues in China. These lectures
are largely credited with China joining the worldwide International Article Numbering
organization. Impressed with his hard work and dedication to the developing AIDC industry,
Mr. Bergé was made Executive Vice President of Olympus Symbol, Inc., a joint venture
company which combined portions of Olympus Optical Limited, of Tokyo, Japan and Symbol
Technologies, Inc., of Bohemia, New York, U.S.A.

In addition to the corporate recognition he has received, Mr. Bergé has received the
Scan Newsletter International Award and in 1989 was the first non-American recipient
of the American Auto ID industry's Dick Dilling Award for his work in developing international
bar coding markets. Mr. Bergé currently lives in the United States where he is still
an active lecturer on the AIDC industry at conferences and seminars.

Items housed in acidic or metal housings have been removed from these housings for
preservation reasons and have been placed in acid free folders and containers. All
metal fasteners have been removed and replaced in accordance with accepted archival
standards of preservation.

Series Description

Series I: Subject Files, 1981-1997, 1.8 linear feet. Alphabetical subject files on
topics referred to or collected throughout the course of business.

Stony Brook University Libraries' consent as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials
to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission
where needed prior to publication.

Separation Note: The following titles comprise series of the Paul Berge` Collection.
They have been removed from the collection and cataloged in accordance with general
special collections policy. For further information on these titles and other related
titles, please refer to the library's online catalog system.